Safety evaluation of lane and shoulder width combinations on rural, two-lane, undivided roads

Details

• Creators:
  Gross, Frank ; Jovanis, Paul P. ; Eccles, Kimberly ; Chen, Ko-Yu
• Corporate Creators:
  VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Road shoulders
  • Traffic lanes
  • Two lane highways
  • Highway safety
  • Evaluation and assessment
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HRT-09-031
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Contracting Officer:
  Amjadi, Roya
• Corporate Publisher:
  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
• Abstract:
  The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) organized a pooled fund study of 26 States to evaluate low-cost safety strategies as part of its strategic highway safety effort. The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety effectiveness of various lane-shoulder width configurations for fixed total paved widths as a countermeasure for roadway departure crashes. Where possible, crash modification factors (CMF) are provided for specific lane-shoulder configurations.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-05-D-00024 (VHB)
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/816/dot_816_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 733.71 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fcbee5be1ec3643c64db822d31da1faa8431e5e51515e07884111b2b3beb3f185530e81baa7f7d0ad0f27df61be8efa5b6a4a9256b18845def5f842c4f8255c0